Sometimes we can get so hung up on using the latest Stampin’ Up!® products that we forget about all the gorgeous ones lurking away in our stash.
So for this week’s blog, I want to share some butterfly-themed projects we made at a class on Friday.
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Tuesday, 28 January 2025
Friday, 27 February 2015
Little butterfly thank you cards
I may not be here much but I’m busy squirrelling away in the background, planning like mad for my All-Day Craftathon tomorrow!
I’ve started packing boxes and you would not belieeeve how many ink pads I am taking with me! It’s very much an inky event, and I’m sure there are going to be some very inky fingers by the end of each session.
But I’ll be telling you more about that next week, as I know most of my customers like the projects to be a surprise.
Meanwhile, here are the little thank you cards I made for this month’s club order. They are half sized, so you get four from a sheet of A4 cardstock, and they’re pretty much CASEd from this project, which is a non-Stampin’ Up!® card but was so easy to adapt.
I made half in Calypso Coral and half in Coastal Cabana, simply flipping over the DSP accordingly. The buttons are really sweet and come from the SAB Accessory Pack, with three rolls of ribbon, too. I cut the ribbon up to share as a little treat for the club members, to give them a little taste of what they could earn with their next SAB order.
Anyway, must press on. Boxes to pack, cakes to bake… house to run round in manner of headless chicken...
Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Thursday, 19 February 2015
Die-cut butterfly on watercoloured texture paste background
First things first: when using these fabulously intricate butterfly dies, always sandwich a piece of wax paper (or greaseproof if you can't find it) between your die and cardstock. It will make a world of difference when it comes to popping out the shape! You may or may not be able to see that I inked the edges of the butterfly slightly with the Silver Encore ink pad, to pick up the vague hint of silver on the background.
For this project I was having a play with texture paste, in readiness for my upcoming All-Day Craftathon (now fully booked). We’re not taking on anything this complicated but it was fun having a go. I used the stencil from the Build a Banner Simply Created Kit (p2013 of the main catty). Here’s how to get the same effect:
- Create your own texture paste using 1 part cheap white glue, 1 part cheap white paint, 2 parts cornflour.
- Make a spreader from a piece of thick cardstock or chipboard and stencil the paste onto your cardstock (watercolour paper would have been better than Whisper White but it worked ok)
- Allow to dry thoroughly.
- Using a lot of water and the ink from the lids of your ink pads, paint a graduated background, allowing the colours to spread into each other. I went slightly darker around the edges but didn't worry too much about a pattern.
- Allow to dry thoroughly and then lightly brush with Silver Encore ink pad
- Finally, it's ready to use as your card background.
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Links by TheseAreMyStamps.com
Sunday, 20 April 2014
Fluttering butterflies
This is one of the projects we made at April’s Crafty Friday. It’s a blatant CASE of a card by UK demonstrator Sam Donald but I had borrowed the stamp set from a friend and wanted to make the most of it while it was in my possession. I love the Fringe Scissors –they are perfect for creating a grass effect, as well as many other uses. This is a lovely springlike card which could be made for many occasions.
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Wednesday, 26 March 2014
Box for note cards
This is the box to hold yesterday’s notecards. I simply measured the notecards on my grid paper, added a little space around them, then added an inch for the sides of the box. I made the vellum lid the same size; because it’s reasonably lightweight, there’s enough “wiggle room” for it to fit.
The interesting bit is the butterfly... this is made from silver glimmer paper which I dyed using Coastal Cabana reinker in a spritzer bottle, mixed with a little isopropyl alcohol so that it dilutes but dries quickly. Try it! It means you can make glimmer paper in any colour you choose!
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Product List
Ink
Card Stock
- Card Stock A4 Blushing Bride
- Card Stock A4 Soft Sky
- Silver Glimmer Paper
- Whisper White A4 Card Stock
- White Vellum A4 Card Stock
Punch
Ribbon & Trim
Accessory
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